mvn archetype:generate does not work-no plugin found for prefix 'archetype'

Question

I want to build a simple project using a existing archetype. But I can\'t run mvn archetype:generate as it keeps telling me the following information

Answer 1

If this warning is accompanied by the warning:

Received fatal alert: protocol_version

Then check your java version. I was able to solve this issue by upgrading my java version from 7 to 10. See the following:

https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen/issues/2364